How to Use old in a Sentence

old

1 of 2 adjective

• The hotel was old and dingy.
• He's an old man now.
• I wish you would stop wearing that dirty old hat!
• We rented an old black-and-white movie.
• She wore a T-shirt and an old pair of jeans.
• There's an old saying that good fences make good neighbors.
• We went back to visit our old neighborhood.
• The house we live in is 50 years old.
• The building is one of the oldest in the city, Walton said.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2023
• The 86-year-old pontiff was asked to assess his health.
  — Nicole Winfield, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2023
• At the time, their son Rohmer was just seven months old.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2022
• Our then 9-year-old daughter had to learn to eat, talk, move and walk again.
  — Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022
• Some are just a month old and barely larger than the tip of a pinkie.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2022
• At age 4, Louis isn't quite old enough for this kind of royal event.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
• Now, a bit of that blend of old and new is headed to this side of the Pacific.
  — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 29 Oct. 2022
• Wrigley Field, one of the sport’s oldest and most iconic venues, last held the All-Star Game in 1990.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
• The youngest, a boy named Yamen, was only three weeks old.
  — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• Swift is only 34 years old and putting numbers on the board.
  — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2023
• This is a fun craft to do together if the kids are old enough to hold scissors.
  — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
• The cows uncover and kick up fresh antlers from this year, and chalky ones that are a year or two old.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
• House members must be 25, so Mr. Frost is just old enough to take office.
  — Julie Bykowicz, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• Today, the 3-and-a-half year old, known as Baby Doe, is an orphan no longer.
  — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2023
• The 84-year-old actress and activist said her doctor gave her the happy news last week.
  — Ginger Adams Otis, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022
• Most lenders will not refinance a loan if your car is too old or has high mileage.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
• Where was the couple’s 10-month-old baby, who would be 42 years old if alive today?
  — Cristina Corbin, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2022
• Todd and Julie Chrisley had custody of his 10-year-old daughter, Chloe.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• The 30-year-old, whom Will shares with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, sported a dark purple sports coat and lavender t-shirt.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
• Much of the shrubbery that was planted many years ago is old and diseased, and many of the species are not native to Oregon.
  — oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2022
• To start, the new beachfront property on the Isla de Barú is only a year old.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2022
• That’s because Bates and his crew are, well, old: their average age is 71.
  — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2023

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old

2 of 2 noun

• Young and old alike will enjoy the movie.
• Browse our roundups of the best baby jumpers and the best gifts and toys for 1-year-olds.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
• The 24-year old allowed three hits and three walks, and struck out five.
  — Nick Tricome, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
• There’s no change to the Cub Scouts name (the program meant for seven to 10-year olds).
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 May 2018
• There’s a new old on the market: The early aughts are now vintage.
  — New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021
• And viewers young and old (mostly us olds) didn't even know what to do with this.
  — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 17 June 2019
• The 24-year old entered this week’s San Diego Open as a wild card entry ranked No. 93.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Of course, these three 37-year-olds aren’t the only title contenders.
  — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 17 June 2018
• None of these played as a 16-year-old, which seems unusual for a group of five 19-year-olds in this league.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 24 Dec. 2019
• Two dozen 17 to 18-year-olds have chosen to come to Portland, Oregon.
  — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2023
• One 14-year-old was hit in the leg and was in serious condition.
  — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2018
• Today the proportion of 15- to 64-year-olds with a job is at a record high in two-thirds of OECD countries.
  — The Economist, 10 Oct. 2019
• One of the roadmap mandates the use of the soft-shelled headgear at TYFA’s flag division for 5 and 6-year-olds.
  — Cody McCrary, San Antonio Express-News, 1 May 2018
• The boys were all identified as 13-year-olds from South Euclid.
  — cleveland.com, 18 June 2019
• Nationwide, the age group with the lowest turnout is people under the age of 25, and less than half of 18-year-olds vote.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• The fact that 15-year-olds curse and do all kinds of other stuff shouldn’t really be a surprise.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 5 May 2018
• This time, the topic is Jaylen Brown and how the 21-year-old can put pressure on the Cavs’ defense in transition.
  — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 25 May 2018
• In many states, 16- and 17-year-olds can get married with approval from a judge or their parents.
  — USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
• Mitchell and two 19-year-olds, Abriyahn Tell and Gaveyon Hill, were also in the vehicle.
  — Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2019
• The data on anxiety among 18- and 19-year-olds is even starker.
  — Amy Ellis Nutt, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2018
• The ballclub of 11- and 12-year-olds was seldom tested during the season and seemed to peak during the playoffs.
  — Emmett Hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 May 2018
• The driver and three other 15-year-olds from Prince William in the car were injured, Fairfax police said.
  — Washington Post, 10 June 2018
• And because 18- to 25-year-olds are more likely than anyone else to use heroin.
  — Freep.com, 1 Nov. 2019
• Reports of children with positive cases in the U.S. have ranged from 7-month-olds to teenagers.
  — Fox News, 26 Mar. 2020
• Hopefully, the turbines placed there can someday be built by 28-year olds in ball caps.
  — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 6 Apr. 2018
• Or that the share of 25- to 54-year-olds who should be in the prime of their working years and are in fact working didn’t improve either last month, and hasn’t for the past seven now.
  — Matt O'Brien, Washington Post, 7 June 2019
• There will be many more stories of crying 18-month-olds taken from their mothers at the border.
  — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2018
• In the last two years, Downtown’s top team of 15- and 16-year-olds has won three of their eight major tournaments and played in the finals three other times.
  — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 13 July 2019
• The 23-year-olds were each charged with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 23 June 2018
• Another drill involved 4 and 5-year-olds, who didn't know there was going to be a lockdown drill.
  — Adriana Diaz, CBS News, 29 May 2018

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